Rats nest Run In Hot Rod Festival &
antique Flea Market
August 13-16, 2026 blackthorne RESORT EAST DURHAM NY
More than 500 Pre 1972 Hot Rods
Hot Rod/Antique Swap Meet
Hundreds of cool vendors
Burnout Pit
Live Pinstriping
Mobile Tattoo Parlor
Live Bands All Weekend
Pin Up Contest
Ratwood Derby Races
Live Charity Auction
Thursday Night Movie Night
Thursday Cruise Night
90 Hotel Rooms
300 plus campsites
Saturday Fireworks
Wrap Up Video from 2025. Some highlights of the 2025 Rats Nest Run In Hot Rod Festival and Antique Flea Market.
One of my favorite parts of the Rats Nest Run In, After the National Anthem on Saturday at noon, we start up every Hot Rod on the Grounds, and do 10 simultaneous burnouts!!!
Rat's Nest Run-In
Pre '72
Hot Rod Festival
&
Antique Swap Meet
$30 per-person
4-day festival
Kids under 12 are free
Cars are free
Live Bands
August
13-16
2026
300 Campsites ✦ 100 Rooms ✦ Pool Full Restaurant & Bar on Site ✦ Welcome BBQ ✦ Meal Service 24-hour Burnout Pit ✦ Burnout Competition ✦ Pin-up Contests Ratwood Derby✦ Live Pinstriping ✦ On-site Tattoo Parlor Rat Museum ✦Fireworks ✦ Movie Night ✦ Live Music Charity Auction ✦ Chain Saw Carving
Pre '72 Rods & Customs
For 17 Years Rat Rods from all over the country have gathered at Rats Nest Run-In to the share their love of Hot Rodding. The Black Throne Resort is a 90 Room Motel with over 300 campsites tucked into the woods of the Catskill Mountains. The result has been an addicting weekend of rusty metal and burnouts!
